Occasional musings of a Generation X Sister of St. Joseph of Peace. Read along as I live into a life of love and service as a modern day Catholic Sister (aka "nun") and continue to discern my call to "act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with God."

5.16.2005

Rum Rum Rummage

I took two car loads of rummage to church for our sale next weekend. It was a relief to get rid of stuff, but there’s SO MUCH MORE!!!!!!! One day I’m going to need to have a very small amount of stuff. I’m thinking a carload would be still be a lot to take with me when I enter novitiate. And after taking two car loads to church I still have a two bedroom apartment full of random crap. Suppose the only thing to do is to keep chipping away at it. Just like I keep chipping away at my debt.

Alas .. at least I don’t buy things anymore. But can someone tell me why I had not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, but 7 black purses? All pretty much the same style with very slight variations. What was I thinking? No wonder I’m in debt.

I'm in the mood to push stuff out the door, as well. I'm starting today in the Utility room and garage. I haven't parked the car in the garage in months and there is no room for utility in the Utility room right now. (DeLurking, been reading for a while and am enjoying it.)

My biggest problem is Books...when I left new orleans last june I had a carload (packed) full of stuff and that was alot of stuff... now I have more stuff, and I wonder how much of it I really need. Now the books on the otherhand, I have just about every subject imaginable on religion, it took up a good 1/3rd pf the car, the other 2/3rds was taken up by cloathes, and random stuff, my cat and me.

I hear you. We took 3 carloads to the Knights of Columbus Junque Sale this past weekend and 1 carload to the Pro-Life thrift store. And only last fall, we took numerous carloads to the Parish Bazaar ... and yes, we still have so much stuff! I have hopes that if we just keep donating AND stop buying things, in about ten years or so, we might actually become uncluttered.

About Me

I am a perpetually professed Sister of St. Joseph of Peace (final vows in 2011) studying theological ethics. Follow along as I continue on the journey to act justly, love tenderly, and walk in the way of peace.